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W. G. BROWN Fled Nov. 15. 1928 VTEP ELEruwrL INVENTOR.

\' ATTORNEYS.

Patented Nov. 1s, 1930 1,781,976 i UNITED STATES( l=flilf1fEN!.iiy oFrIfCQf WALTERG. BROWN, or BALBOA, CANA-L ZONE, linnen.

RACK f Y i l Application ledNovember 15, 1928. Serial N'o. 319,680.v

Y The present invention relates to improve-V forminga part of this speciiicatioinan'd in` ments in racks, and embodies improved feawhich drawing: Y j f tures ot' construction over the form of rack v- Figure l is a perspective view showing the disclosed in Patent #1,506,335 granted to me manner in. which v'a l'series` of the'racks may 5 on August 26,1924.` n i be mounted `lforpendentlysupporting a rela-Y 55 The primary object of the present inven-y tively large article Vsuchas arrug or the like. tion is to provide an improved rack for sup- Figure 2v is an enlarged end elevation-of porting flexible articles of various sizes in a the rack and showing the manner in which an pendent position against awall surface or articleris suspended fromy the rack. u any other desired location; i f :Figure 3 Ais avertical transverse section 60 A further object ofthe invention lis to prothru the rack. v I -V i l l vide an improved construction `tor racks of VFigure 4 is afragmentary perspective view this character which will permit of the disof one` end of the rocking supportor clampplaying of flexiblef articles such'as rugs, bedv ingmember. .c x y l5 spreads and the like thru'a clamping actionA F igureis a fragmentaryperspective View 0;,

lcreated bythe weight of the article being of the 'innersideof one endof oneof the supported.A f g n end membersof ther-rocking support.

.A further obj ectY of theinvention is to pro- Referring to the. drawing in detail,` and vide an improved rackconstructionembodywhereinV similar reference characters desig-v 3Q ing an arrangement whereby any desired nateA corresponding.parts ,thruout-,the'sev- 70' number of the vrocking supports or clamping eral views, the rack structure has been shown members may be disposed in longitudinal as embodying.supporting or mounting brackalignment so as'to permit ofsmall articles ets 5 for pivotally supporting hangers 6in being suspended from one of Ithe independent set relation to the surface' ofa wall or other a5 rocking supports or arelatifvelylarge ar-` suitableform ofsupport' andlwithwhich 75 ticle suspended from any number ot' the rock-- the hanger 6 cooperates for retaining a. flex# ingmembers with each rocking member act-V ible article 8 suspended from t-he rack. Y ing equally to support a portion of the weight T he mounting v brackets 5 A for supporting of the article. I a 'Y the hangers V6 in operativerelation to the'sur- 30 -A still furtl'ierobject ofthe invention is to. face 5T of the wall or ,l other suitable sup- 80 provide a rack of this character which is lportingstructure 7, are preferably formed of extremely simple andfdurable construc-V of vmetal and @will embodies ,im attaching tion, and embodying anarrangementwhere- Plate 0I* foot 9 adapted tobe securedv to the .byany desired number of thelraclsA may be elelvelltz 3S .by faSte'IllIvlg elements 10- E30/h connected up in` series ton-provide a` rackof attachmg Plat? Carmes an L-Shaped 'mack-915155 sufficient length to support and display heavy 12 ProlldlU-g an ullsmldmg afrm-p0rt10n' flexibleV articles of'considerable length, with ln'olect'mg ,Well above the/attachmg Plausimichv ndemndentmck acting Vto effectively luspaced.relationtothemountmgsurlacei Formed attheiupper end of the `4upstanding gul) a Poltl'o'n ot the .mde bemgsusvpndeC-l' 'bracket arms .l2 is a horizontally disposed au A Still, further .Oblect 'of' the linvelftlon 1h, tubular bearing sleeve 1S which isfpreferably to. provme a Nivel arrangement Whelbyithe provided thruout itsentire length land along PlVOted dampmg membeYS We readlly de; its uppeisidewith a slot 1 4 which opens into tilchable from the Supportmg bracket to Per' the bore of the tubular bearing sleeve. While'v 45 mit ready and easy installation and-replacing it is preferred'that the bearing-sleeve 13 be 95 0f the Clamping membelsv Y slotted for facilitating placing'andremoval Yther objects and'advantagesof the inven- 0f the swinging hangers (57i-,he Slot may be disi tion will be apparent during the course of pensed with if so desired; y 1 the following detailed descriptionytakenfin Referring now to the hanger frame 6, the 50'- connection with the accompanyingdrawing, same is ofopen construction and includes-a 10u Y pair of arcuate-shaped end plates 15 which are provided at each end and at their inner sides with. cylindrical projections 16. The projections 1t at the forward or upper' ends ofthe end plates 15 receive the oppositeV ends of a tubular suspending rod 17 which may be secured to the projections by suitable rivets lpassed thru the ends of the rod and an opening thru the cylindrical projections. The cylindrical projections at the lower or inner ends of the' end plates 15 receive the opposite ends of a tubular grip or clamping rod 2() which preferably has its ends secured to the projections by suitable rivets 21. Thus the rods 17 and 20 are supported in parallel relation by thearcuate end plates 15. 'Vhile the rods 17 'v and 2O have been shown ofvtubular formation for rendering the rack comel paratively liglit,-the same may be constructed from solid cylindrical material or of 'any other 'desired cross sectional' configuration.

The arcuate end plates 15 are each provided at their outer sides with flattened trunnions or bearing pins 22 for mounting 4in the bore of the tubular bearing sleevel in a manner to allow free swinging movement of the hanger frame 6. Ther smaller dimension of the'flattened trunnionsuor bearing pins 22 is such as to allow for the pins to be slipped thru the slot 14 into the bore of the bearing sleeve and thus will allow for ready placing and removingof the hanger frame after.the'brack-- ets 5 have been secured in position.

As will be observed in Figure 2, these beariii'gtrunnio'ns 22 are disposed nearerto the outer suspending rod 17 than to the lower or inner grip rod 20 with the; distance between the outer edge of the grip rod and the axis of rotation'of the hanger frame greater than the distance between the axis of rotation of the hanger frame and the supporting surface 7. This offsetting of the bearingtrunnions will cause the grip rod 2O to be moved toward and engage the surface 7 below the bearing sleeve f3 when adownward pullis exerted on the suspending rod 17. As the grip rodQO is swungtoward the surface 7 upon downward swinging of the rod 17 at tlie'outer side of the bearings 13, the grip rodwill engage and so'rbind the short-er end 30 of the Varticle 8 against the surface 7 weight of .the longer heavier end BZ'of the article will cause :i downward pull on the suspending rod 17 so that the shorter end 30 of the article is firmly clainpedbetween the rod s20 and surface 7 at a location between the Y as to cause the article f to lbe suspended by the'hanger traine. The K arms below the path of swinging movement y' of the grip rod 20, The hanger frame is then released and the weight'of the end 32 of the article will automaticallyswing-tlie rack into and retaining the article in a suspended posi- VVtion and in slightly spaced relation from the wall 7.

The racks may eitherbe used singly or in seriessueli as shown in Figure 1 in accordance with the nature and size of the article to Y'be suspended Afor display or other puri poses. When one rack unit is used alone, the same lwill serve as a supportiiigineans for articles such as towels `orsmall rugs, and when a seriesY of the racks are arranged in longitudinal alignment the series of racks will serve for hanging and displaying heavy and relatively large flexible4 articles such as bed spreads kand relatively large rugs. Then lthe racks are mountedV in series, each hanger frame will operate independently'of thevadjaceiit hangerframe7 and any desired number of the racks may be mounted end,-

to end dependent upon the. length of-'articles to be suspended orthe space available for displayr of such articles. -The specific manner of mounting the pivoted hanger frames upon thev mounting brackets pro 4vidednwith the upstanding arms, will allow frorrany number of smaller articles to be dis played or the displaying of a relatively wide article to 'be supported bya number of the racksI v The brackets .are of such construc-V tion asto permit of the shorter orvhanging edge of an article extending over a number of the racks to be disposed with its edge arranged below the' longitudinally aligning grip rods 2O of the series of' racks. The arrangement of L-sliapedmounting brackets will also allow for an article of vslightly greater length Vthan the length ofthe hanger frameA 6 to be pendently supported by :the rack without the bracket arms interfering with the shorter'end 30 ofthe article it is permitted to .extend 'beyond the brackets above the attaching plate 9. n Y

Thus it will be seen that a novel and iinprored construction for racks adapted to peiidently support flexible articles of various sizes is provided. It will also be apparent that a novel construction has beenp'rovided.

the article and permit of each independentv rack to effectively grip the article forpioper supporting thereof.

Changes in detaill may be made to the .forni ofY inveiitioiiV herein-shown and descriped.J

position for gripping the article at the rod 20V i attaching 2. A supporting rack for iiexible articles, lncluding'a pair ofmounting brackets each embodying an attaching plate and an up.` standing armportion offset forwardly from the attaching plate, a bearing provided at the upper end of each arm portion, and a. rectangular shaped hanger frameV having trunnions provided at each endand offset to one side of the longitudinal frame for mounting in said bearings, said frame providing a gripping edge along its rear side'for swinging movement in an arc ing `rods from the trunnions, said grip rods being spaced a distanceffrom the trunnions greater than the spacing between the bearf ing sleeves and mounting surface.

WALTER` G, BROWN.y

center of the to traverse `the plane of the bearing .face of` Y the attaching plate at 'a location between the plateand pivotal mounting of the frame.V o Y v 3. A supportingrack for iexible articles, comprising a pair of mounting brackets each includingl a vertical mounting surfacerand upstanding arm portions oiiset forwardly from-the foot plate in spaced relation to the mounting surface, tubular bearing sleeves provided at the upper ends of the arm portions and being in axial alignment, and cluding end plates provided intermediate their ends with trunnions for pivotal mount-k ing in the bearing sleeves, and grip and suspending rods extending in parallel relation between the end plates at opposite sides'of the trunnions, said grip rod being spaced a greater distance from thetrunnions than the e spacing of the suspending rod from the trunnions and a greater distance than the offset of the vupstanding arms from the foot plates.

4. A supporting rack for flexible articles,Y comprising a pair of mounting brackets each y .including an attaching foot `for mounting` upon a vertical surface and an upstanding arm portion oiiset forwardly from theattaching foot, va tubular bearing i vided at the upper end of'each arm portion nd being longitudinally slotted, and a hanger frame Vfor pivotal mounting between the bearing sleeves including arcuate shaped end plates provided intermediate their ends' a foot plate for attachment upon a hanger frame in sleeve pro-` withflat trunnions insertable thru the slots Y of thetubnlar bearing sleeves into-the bores thereof, a suspending rod connecting the forward ends of the end plates, and connecting the rear ends of thel end plates and spaced a greaterV distance from the flat trunnions than the spacing of the suspenda grip rod 

